Kah Wai Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kah Wai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kah Wai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kah Wai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kah Wai is more frequently found in Singapore than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kah Wai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kah Wai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kah Wai are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 90 percent are found in Sinio-Southeast Asia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Singapore, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 211,835. Aside from Singapore this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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